1.3 cook like a chef

Once you are familiar with the ingredients, its time to cook!

The elements of music in specific genres follow patterns. These patterns can then be boiled down to a create a recipe. Learn how to follow a recipe to choose instrument sounds and arrange loops to create an EDM track.


Complete the Pre-Production Reflection

Listen to the EDM Playlist below to hear how the recipe is applied by the pros.

The Cook

1 | How To Find Loops


Drag and drop the perfect sound.

2 | What Is A Bar


A bar is made up of four beats.

3 | Mark Sections


Label the sections with Intro, Build, Drop, and Outro.

4 | The Magic Number


Use 8 bar sections to help guide the listener.

5 | Arrange Main Sounds


Move the drum, bass, and melody sounds to fill the form.

6 | Add A Build


Create tension by adding a build effect.

7 | Add Crashes


Emphasize new sections with crashes.

8 | Subtraction


Create space at the end of a section to add impact to the beginning of the next.

Complete the Post-Production Reflection →